hi

[blink_82uk]

thought i would pop on and see what everyone was doin, as i dont like to hold a grudge, aint got my sporting anymore but have a mk2 jtd now insted

mikey

 

[M21MFS]

Long time no see.

James mentioned you got rid of the sporting. Mk2 now?!

(Just realised if I'd read that properly the answer lies in the post. Ach well, eyes are burnt out thanks to Unreal!)

Welcome back

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

alright dude, hows it going????

long time no hear

welcome back

 

[imported_Voodoo]

hey hey, long time no see.

Welcome back. Hows things!

 

[blink_82uk]

i'm not bad jus been workin away really, fixed loads of stuff on the sporting, couple of big things like the clutch n stuff then after gettin back from blackpool the head gasket started to go so ended up buying my mum n dads mk2 jtd and they used my old car as a trade in. car still has a years warrentee left and only 13k on the clock so cant complain especially when i was gettin 52mpg on the way to dundee!

mikey

 

[FS Guest]

wat u sayin

 

[imported_Mechelle]

Welcome back Mikey!

 

[FS Guest]

you staying or just coming back to see what people are saying? you should come back, forum is really picking up now. quite a few new frequent posters, with many more to come im sure. how you finding the mk2? was out driving my parents the other day, not as bad as i first though fecking hate that city drive though haha.

hope to see you back for good

 

[blink_82uk]

wont be on as much as i was as i'm a bit busier nowadays am back fir good though, mk2 is really good completely effortless to drive, prefer it to the mk1. city button is wierd good for parkin in small spaces i suppose but thats about it lol

cheers for the welcome folks

 

[Burning_Up]

City mode is scary if you are having a go of your mates car for first time, especially when accelerating hard and mike keeps pushing the city button.

Like driving a shopping trolley with a broken wheel, full of shopping round asda.

 

[M21MFS]

Isn't city button the girly 'I cant park' one?!

Thats what my driving instructor taught me :lol: 8)

 

[blink_82uk]

its pretty handy sometimes especially when someone robs your space and leaves the smallest space to get back into :evil:

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

must admit, i find the city button really useful.

 

[timr69]

It's weird because I never reckoned the city button made any difference to the steering weight when you pressed it. It was almost like the car automatically gave you more assistance when you were going slower anyway.
Either that or mine was knackered

It did help in traffic jams though because I think it changed the throttle map and made it less sensitive and therefore easier to trickle along in 1st gear at walking speed.

 

[imported_Mark]

I really dont like nor use the city button, a girl i know used her car on city all the time and it screwed her tyres - had to get 4 new ones as it was angling them or something.

My nephew pressed the city button on the way round a roundabout and I thought id lost control of the car cause it just felt like i was skidding, then i noticed the daft lil green light (and heard him laughing at pressing a button)

 

[FS Guest]

my dad constantly drives with it on. got in the car the other day and turned it off before he got in. took him about 14seconds to notice it was off and turn it back on. give me heavy non assisted stearing any day

 

[timr69]

I think it only works up to something like 40mph anyway.

 

[blink_82uk]

yeah read somewhere that it stiffins up after that

 

[FS Guest]

I think it only works up to something like 40mph anyway.

it turns off at 30mph...
but starts gettin stiff after 15mph and then when it hit 30mph it turns off..